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“I’m Just Here to Sing” is a musical mosaic where sound intertwines with words and jazz roots blend with blues, soul, R’n’B, funk and Latin colours. All music is composed by Beata Przybytek to lyrics by masters of the written word: Andrzej Poniedzielski, Jan Wołek, Grzegorz Wasowski, Wojciech Byrski and Dariusz Dusza.

The standout track “Three Shifts” (“Trzy zmiany”; lyrics: Jan Wołek, music: Beata Przybytek) won the Grand Prix at the 3rd ZAKR Polish Song Festival Kryształowy Kamerton 2023, underscoring the artistic merit of this release.

The session features top Polish jazz and pop musicians—Bogusław Kaczmar, Adam Kowalewski, Tomasz Machański, Damian Kurasz—with special guest Paulinho Garcia, the renowned Brazilian guitarist.

Musical production and arrangements are by Tomasz Kałwak, known for his work with Dorota Miśkiewicz, Mietek Szcześniak, Natalia Niemen and Grażyna Auguścik. His creative touch lends the album its distinctive sound and nuanced aesthetic.

This is not just a collection of first-rate songs; it is an emotional, passionate story where outstanding personalities of the Polish music scene meet. Varied in mood and form—sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply serious—these songs speak of what matters. A must for anyone who loves rich, colourful and authentic music of the highest calibre.

Track-list

My Piece of Calm – lyrics A. Poniedzielski
Weather Forecast – lyrics J. Wołek
And Happiness? – lyrics A. Poniedzielski
Jazzdemon – lyrics G. Wasowski – feat. Paweł Tomaszewski
The One I Dream Of – lyrics G. Wasowski
Kiss Me, Kiss Me! – lyrics G. Wasowski – feat. Paulinho Garcia
Darling Little One – lyrics J. Wołek
Pin-Prick Trace – lyrics A. Poniedzielski
Time to Return – lyrics U. Bożałkinska – feat. Marek Podkowa
Three Shifts – lyrics J. Wołek
How Are You Doing – lyrics D. Dusza
I Won’t Answer – lyrics D. Dusza

Bonus track
13. Remember Me However You Like (That’s It) – lyrics W. Byrski

Personnel

Beata Przybytek – vocals, backing vocals
Tomasz Kałwak – production, arrangements, editing, programming, keyboards, piano, Hammond
Bogusław Kaczmar – piano, keyboards
Damian Kurasz – guitars, ukulele
Adam Kowalewski – double bass, bass guitar
Tomasz Machański – drums

Guests

Paulinho Garcia – guitar [6]
Marek Podkowa – tenor saxophone [9]
Paweł Tomaszewski – Hammond organ [4]

Recording & production

Recorded 2024–2025 at EQ Studio (Bielsko-Biała), Studio Tysiąc (Katowice), Gitarieros Studio (Rzeszów), Studio A (Los Angeles) and the Jazz & Popular Music Department, Academy of Music in Katowice.

Engineers: Piotr Kominek, Tomasz Kałwak, Lucas Lechowski, Szymon Frankowicz
Mix & mastering: Robert Szydło
Graphic design: Piotr Wisła
Photography: Izabela Urbaniak
Media/Project coordination: Paulina Mazur

Artist bio

Beata Przybytek—vocalist, pianist and composer—is hailed as one of the most intriguing voices on Poland’s jazz scene. She won Polish Radio Three’s Mateusz Trójki award for her album “I’m Gonna Rock You” (Jazz – Event) and the Grand Prix at the 3rd Polish Song Festival Kryształowy Kamerton 2023. Honoured with the Ikar Award of the Mayor of Bielsko-Biała, she is a scholarship holder of both the Ministry of Culture and the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship.

A graduate—now lecturer—at the Academy of Music in Katowice, she received a Platinum Disc in 2019 for the album “Zbigniew Wodecki – Dobrze, że jesteś” (Fryderyk 2019 nomination). She has worked with leading Polish jazz figures such as Jan “Ptaszyn” Wróblewski, Janusz Muniak, Jarosław Śmietana, Włodzimierz Nahorny, Piotr Wojtasik, Bernard Maseli, Wojciech Karolak and Jazz Band Ball Orchestra, and has released six solo albums to date.

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